New Year, New Skills: 3 Must-Have Premium Apps to Make Your 2026 Resolutions a Reality

Christmas has passed, the holiday is almost over. Now it's time to face the most terrifying annual question: "What is next year's resolution?"

Let's be honest, how many of our 2025 resolutions were actually achieved? Often, that "New Year, New Me" spirit only lasts for two weeks in January. The rest? Back to factory settings, aka just talk.

The main problem isn't that we are lazy, but often because we lack "weapons". In this digital era of 2026, sheer willpower is not enough. We need new skills and powerful tools to compete, whether on campus or in the increasingly competitive professional world.

The JoinBareng team has researched 3 premium apps that are "mandatory" if we want 2026 to be a glow up year in terms of skills and career.

ChatGPT Plus: Smart Personal Assistant

2026 is no longer the era of working hard like a horse, but working smart using AI. Relying on the free version of ChatGPT is like racing with a bicycle slow and often error-prone.

• Why Essential: With ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4), we can perform complex data analysis, write application coding, to thesis/content research in seconds. This is the most expensive skill right now: AI Prompting. Having this assistant in your pocket feels like having an extra brain.

Canva Pro: Hassle-Free Design

In the past, design was only for art students. Now? Everyone is required to be visual. Whether for assignment presentations, creating job application CVs, to TikTok sales content, the visuals must be aesthetic.

• Why Essential: Canva Pro unlocks access to millions of stock photos, premium fonts, and the "Magic Resize" feature that saves us hours. The resolution to "build personal branding" in 2026 will be impossible if our visuals are still messy and have watermarks.

YouTube Premium: Free College Without Ads
Believe it or not, the best university in the world right now is YouTube. Want to learn investing? It's there. Want to learn a foreign language? Plenty. The only problem: Gambling and loan ads appearing every 5 minutes.

• Why Essential: Focus is the key to learning. With YouTube Premium, we can watch coding tutorials or educational podcasts without ad interruptions (No Ads) and can play them in the background (Background Play) while taking notes on the phone.

The Classic Problem: Expensive Subscription Costs

"But admin, if we subscribe to all three (ChatGPT + Canva + YouTube), the minimum wage salary will run out, right?"

True, if paying individually, the total can be millions of rupiah per year. But, don't let cost be an excuse to stop growing.

This is where JoinBareng becomes the bridge to our resolutions. Through a legal, safe, and transparent sharing account system, we can access all the "sultan" apps above at student prices.

So, in 2026, don't just change calendars. Change our mindset and toolset too.

Ready to upgrade skills next year? Secure budget productivity app packages at JoinBareng now.